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Serum Vitamin D and Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism in Mycosis Fungoides Patients: A Case Control Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vitamin D has been considered a key player in various malignancies including cutaneous cancers. To date, mycosis fungoides (MF) has been the least studied in relation to vitamin D. Furthermore, the vitamin D receptor (VDR) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have not been tackled before in the context of MF, despite their incrimination in numerous diseases.

Aim of study

To assess the role of vitamin D in MF by measuring its serum level, and studying VDR SNPs (TaqI, BsmI, FokI) in different stages of MF.

Patients and methods

48 patients with various stages of MF, and 45 healthy controls were included. Complete history, full clinical examination and a five mm punch skin biopsy were performed to all recruited patients. Venous blood samples were withdrawn from both patients and controls to determine the serum vitamin D level and VDR gene polymorphisms.

Results

Serum vitamin D level was significantly lower in patients (5.3-33.7 nmol/L)] compared to controls (8.3-90.1 nmol/L)] (P<0.001). A significant difference was observed between patients and controls regarding the FokI polymorphism only, being higher in patients (P = 0.039). Also Vitamin D serum levels differed significantly in patients with FokI genotypes (P = 0.014). No significant correlations were detected between any of the studied parameters and the demographic and clinical data of the included subjects.

Conclusion

Depressed vitamin D and FokI polymorphism are potentially involved in the context of MF. VDR gene polymorphisms warrant further larger scale investigations to detect the exact genes involved in the pathogenesis of such an enigmatic disease.

SUBMITTER: Rasheed H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4919068 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Serum Vitamin D and Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism in Mycosis Fungoides Patients: A Case Control Study.

Rasheed Hoda H Hegazy Rehab A RA Gawdat Heba I HI Mehaney Dina A DA Kamel Marwa M MM Fawzy Marwa M MM Nooh Mohammed M MM Darwish Hebatallah A HA

PloS one 20160623 6

<h4>Background</h4>Vitamin D has been considered a key player in various malignancies including cutaneous cancers. To date, mycosis fungoides (MF) has been the least studied in relation to vitamin D. Furthermore, the vitamin D receptor (VDR) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have not been tackled before in the context of MF, despite their incrimination in numerous diseases.<h4>Aim of study</h4>To assess the role of vitamin D in MF by measuring its serum level, and studying VDR SNPs (TaqI, B ...[more]

PMID: 27336155

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Dataset Information

Serum Vitamin D and Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism in Mycosis Fungoides Patients: A Case Control Study.

Background

Aim of study

Patients and methods

Results

Conclusion

Publications

Serum Vitamin D and Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism in Mycosis Fungoides Patients: A Case Control Study.

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